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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
Note:
A caution icon
appears in the thumbnails and preview image while the preview is generated from the cache.
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(Optional) Adjust the image view using controls and options such as zoom, shadows, and highlights. See “Camera
Raw view controls” on page 213.
Note:
Selecting the Preview check box turns on a preview of any setting changes made to the current tab (Adjust, Detail,
Lens, Curve, or Calibrate) combined with the settings in the hidden tabs. Deselecting the Preview check box displays the
camera raw image with the original settings of the current tab combined with the settings in the hidden tabs.
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(Optional) Click the Rotate Image buttons
to rotate the image 90˚ counterclockwise or 90˚ clockwise.
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(Optional) Select the Color Sampler tool
to place up to four color samplers in the preview image. The RGB
readouts for each sampler appear above the preview image. Click Clear Samplers to remove all the color samplers.
See “Using the histogram and RGB levels in Camera Raw” on page 213 and “To view color values in an image” on
page 280.
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(Optional) Choose workflow options (target color space profile, bit depth, pixel dimension, and resolution). Select
or deselect Show Workflow Options to show or hide the menus. See “Camera Raw Workflow settings” on page 214.
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(Optional) To apply the settings used in the previous camera raw image or the default settings for your camera,
choose an option from the Settings menu. In this way, you can quickly process images with similar lighting condi
tions. See “Camera Raw settings” on page 222 and “To apply saved Camera Raw settings” on page 224.
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Set options to adjust the white balance. See “White balance controls for camera raw files” on page 214.
You can monitor the RGB values of pixels in your image as you adjust it in the Camera Raw dialog box. Position the
Zoom tool, Hand tool, White Balance tool, Color Sampler tool, or Crop tool over the preview image to display the
RGB values directly beneath the pointer. You can also place up to four color samplers in the preview image. The RGB
values of each color sampler appear beneath the preview image.
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Make tonal adjustments using the Exposure, Shadow, Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation sliders, or select the
Auto check boxes to make these adjustments automatically. There is no Auto check box for Saturation. See “Tonal
adjustment controls for camera raw files” on page 216.
Click an Auto check box to undo your manual adjustments and make the adjustments automatically. To restore all
options to their initial settings, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click Reset.
Note:
By default, the Auto check boxes are always selected in the Camera Raw dialog box. You change this default by
choosing Use Auto Adjustments from the Camera Raw menu or changing the Camera Raw default so that all or some
Auto check boxes are always unselected. See “To turn on or off the Auto adjustments in Camera Raw” on page 217.
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(Optional) Click the following tabs to make further adjustments:
Detail
Adjusts sharpening, or applies luminance smoothing or color noise reduction. See “To adjust sharpening in
camera raw files” on page 218 and “Reducing noise in camera raw files” on page 218.
Lens
Compensates for chromatic aberration and vignetting introduced by a digital camera. See “To compensate for
chromatic aberration in Camera Raw” on page 219 and “To compensate for lens vignetting” on page 220.
Curve
Adjusts tonality using a Curves adjustment. Use the Tone Curve menu to choose a preset adjustment.
Calibrate
Lets you correct a color cast in the shadows and adjust non-neutral colors to compensate for the difference
between the behavior of your camera and Camera Raw’s built-in profile for your camera model. To save adjustments
as the default settings for a specific camera, click the triangle next to the Settings menu. Then, from the Camera Raw
dialog box menu, choose Save New Camera Raw Defaults. See “To remove a shadow color cast in camera raw files”
on page 220 and “To adjust the rendering of non-neutral colors in Camera Raw” on page 220.
